A team led by Shandong University President Li Shucai visited the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) team of the European Organization for Nuclear Research based in Geneva, Switzerland on June 12 and had an in-depth discussion with Samuel Chao Chung Ting, a Nobel Prize laureate for Physics and the honorary dean of the advanced technology research institute of Shandong University.

Professor Ting introduced three major international scientific projects that he led – the discovery of the gluon experiment, the L3 experiment, and the AMS experiment. He thanked Shandong University for its long-standing support and contributions to the AMS project.

He hoped that the two sides will continue to deepen scientific research cooperation and talent cultivation, consistently achieve breakthroughs and innovations in top-tier international scientific research endeavors, and jointly contribute to international space exploration.

Li gave a briefing on the recent development of Shandong University and thanked Ting for his support in scientific research and talent cultivation of the university. He stated that Shandong University will continue to support cooperation with the AMS project and actively participate in major international research projects.

During the visit, Li also met with students from Shandong University's thermal science and particle physics teams, who are studying and working at the European Organization for Nuclear Research. He encouraged them to learn from the world's top scientists and enhance their professional skills to make new breakthroughs in their research fields.

The AMS project, led by Professor Ting at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is one of the largest scientific endeavors of the late 20th and early 21st centuries and is recognized as one of the world's four major scientific projects.

Shandong University has been involved in the AMS project since 2004, taking comprehensive responsibility for the research, design, manufacture, and experimentation of AMS's thermal systems. Nearly 150 individuals from Shandong University have participated in the AMS experiment, making significant contributions to its success.

Shandong University President Li Shucai (right) talks with Nobel Prize laureate Samuel Chao Chung Ting during his visit to the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer team of the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, Switzerland on June 12. [Photo/Shandong University]

A team led by Shandong University President Li Shucai visits the control center of the European Organization for Nuclear Research based in Geneva, Switzerland on June 12. [Photo/Shandong University]